, 1887-08-18

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Ihe whole cargo Of The 5yduimcr,
will b. discharged at Seattle, iustead %.
/ Taruma.
! building l. being erected tor iii,
electric light comrauy's works. opposite
The Good Tc.nplar Hall.
Fir. Il. c. Haley is in town from San
Francisco. representing the house Of Il
). Crocker S 90, paper dealers.
Capt, deLion arrived home this morn
ans from mp the Sound, where he had
started a crew at work unloading the
bark Eydaimere.
Capt. c. Gilbert has sold one of his
lois in the lower part OF town, Itwould
surprise you to see how much property
Is changing hands these days.
Tho book kceper of our local saw mil!
says that more lumber has been sold
Tor use in the town during the pat six
months !hau in any previous ;wclye
months. Significant, amt it?
\ movement is on foot to start Il
monthly subscription fund, at the sug-
gestion of the ARGUS, to be used in de-
fraying necessary expenses OF entertain
irg distinguished public citizens who
may visit our town.
Miss Kate Field is resting here few
days, and Incidentally studying the pc
culjarities of the native races, the Chi
nese question, the woman suffrage ques-
ton, and other problems. She is a
thinker, and travels with her eyes open
and her thinker at wock.
Wad ei Ward electrified his audience
last night with his graphic description
of Jewish life, and the pecu!iarities of
Jerusalem and Palestine. Tonight be
will appear in Jewish costume-himself
and wife singing the psalms Of David 10
the original tongue, and the original
time. 1t Will interest you intensely.
Admission 80 cents-at the NJ. Z. church.
Messrs. Morgan & Hastings are en-
titled TO the thanks of the public for the
use of their scow for the University pic
nit, and for towing it back to the wharf
from Judge Briggs. Capt. Race of the
Edna is also entitled to thanks and
honorable mention for kindly towing
the excursionists up the bay to Univer-
sity Hill.
Hon. Noah Shakespeare, membe- OF
the Ottawa Parliament, from Victoria
has consented to serve on the board oi
trustees of the University of Pugei
Sound, should he be chosen whe. the
new board is elected. Such a selection
would be wise, because it would give
the institution standing and responsible
assistance in British Columbia from
whence it must surely draw large patron
age.
You can tell stinGy man the minuts
you strike him for subscription toward
public enterprise. He will meei
you with an excuse on very turn,
Either he has children to look after, OF
he has no children to be educated, OF
else he won't contribute because some
body else don't, who ought TO. Such
prolific minds some people DO have. All
the time he instinctively knows the real
reason why he don't contribute, and he
knows that you know-and sometimes il
makes him feel real mean.
D. W. Smith and Warren l. Hastings
have formed partnership for the
practice of lave AIR. Smith has been IN
the continuous practice of the law in
this city, for the past twelve or fourteen
yearb, has built up a fine practice and
earned the just distinction of being one
OF the leading lawyers of the Sound. lie
is pushing progressive man, faithful to
trusts, ripe in experience, and in the
various public offices be has held at the
hands of the people, as well as in the
conduct of his own affairs. has proven
himself of high ability. Nr. Hastings is
the youngest SOB OF l.. 3. Hastings, dec,
one OF the founders of Port Townsend,
whose family still reside in this city and
enjoy the distinction of being one of
our wealthiest and most highly respected
families For the past four years Mr.
Hastings has closely applied himself to
the study os law at Hastings college of
the Law, San Francisco, Cal, one of tue
leading colleges of the kind in the
United States; and, graduating from
that Institution il June, 1887, Was the
same month admitted to the bar of the
supreme court of California. He is about
twenty-five years old, finely educated
aud full of promise. We predict there
fore. for this new firm success which ex-
perience, integrity, courage and ability
always bestow.